Ron Howells

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Ron Howells
Personal information
Full name Ronald Gilbert Howells
Date of birth January 12, 1927 (1927-01-12) (age 81)
Place of birth    Ponthenry, Wales
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1948
1948–1950
1950–1957
1957–1958
1958–1960
1960–19??		 Swansea Town
Barry Town
Cardiff City
Worcester City
Chester
Barry Town		 0 9 0 0 (0)

155 0 0(0)

080 0 0(0)   
National team
1953 Wales 0 2 0 0 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ron Howells (born 12 January 1927, Ponthenry) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped by Wales and played in The Football League for three clubs.

[edit] Playing Career

Howells began his playing career with Swansea Town, where he made nine appearances during the 1947–48 season. However, he dropped out of The Football League and played for Barry Town before resurrecting his professional career with Cardiff City in July 1950.

After winning promotion in his second season at Ninian Park, Howells was to spend five years playing in the First Division. This period also saw him win two caps for the Welsh national side in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers against England and Scotland.

Howells dropped back into non-league football with Worcester City but revived his league career with Chester in September 1958. He was a regular in his two seasons at Sealand Road [1] but was released at the end of 1959–60. Howells had continued to live in South Wales throughout his spell at Chester, who were reluctant to continue paying his expenses [2].

This marked the end of his professional career and he joined Barry Town [3].

[edit] Career Honours

Cardiff City

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.72. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  3. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.139. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.